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Collected Item: “Racism Caught on Cell Phone”

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Racism Caught on Cell Phone

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Cartoon posted on Twitter featured in the Chronicle Herald.

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This cartoon drawn by Michael de Adder was posted on Twitter in response to the murder of George Floyd being caught on cell phone camera. It highlights the racism that is seen by the majority of the public versus what minorities experience in their everyday lives.

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#racism, #georgefloyd, #twitter, #cartoon, #political, #minneapolis, #blacklivesmatter, #blm, #ASU, #HST485

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https://twitter.com/deAdder/status/1267808554087563265/photo/1

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Michael de Adder

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2020-06-02
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